Department of Entomology, College of Agriculture, Narendra Deva University of Agriculture and Technology, Kumarganj, Faizabad, 224229
*Email: gajendraentomo@gmail.com (corresponding author)
Online published on 21 July, 2020.
The field trial against mustard aphid Lipaphis erysimi Kalt with certain insecticides revealed that imidacloprid 17.8 SL @300 g. a. i./ha is the most effective. Also, the yield was maximum with dimethoate 30 EC @ 300 g. a.i./ha (seed yield of 18.50 q/ha), also it was the best in terms of economics. The maximum C: B ratio of 1:16:07 was also obtained with dimethoate.
Lipaphis erysimi, mustard, yield, imidacloprid, dimethoate, seed yield, cost benefits
